The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-21
Tweed's Secretary,

"'e vi tiS NtAdilhu III MOOll TOdu
house, overlooking the blue waters
OF Saratoga Lake. He had light hair
and a tawny moustache, regular
features and blue eyes. He was
graceful in manner and extremely
reticent. While making inquiries
ofan attendant about a blooded
horse champing its bit beneath an
outlying shed, he saw the writer gaz-
ing at him. His pale face broke
into smile as he extended his
hand.
81 haven't seen you in eight years,
he said, as he conducted me to his
table ON the veranda.
A man with a massive frame, dull
eyes and bushy hair and side whisk-
ers sat at the table. He was Will
lam II. Vanderbilt. was introdu-
ced in flattering terms. The young
man next beckoned waiter and
said, MAKE that dinner for three. :"
The slender gentleman was S. Fos-
ter Dewey, for years William NJ.
Tweed's confidential secretary.
After few personalinterchanges, he
resumed an uninteresting converse
ton with Mr. Vanderbilt about
Denver and Rio Grande and other
stocks, varied with comments on
fast horses.
An appetizing dinner was served,
including such delicacies as trout,
fresh from the water, woodcock,
corn and potatoes right out of the
garden, and wines of rare vintage.
1t ought to have been a good dinner
for the bill was nearly $50. 1t was
paid by Mr.. Dewey without a MUIR
muir. He had become used to
Moons outrageous prices, and he
submitted without demur.
HOW DEWEY ROSE IN THE WORLD.
first knew Mr.. Dewey when he
was a clerk in the City Auditors de-
partment. He was young man of
few words, but extremely affable
and hospitable. He had nothing
but his salary of $4,000 year on
which to live. With this, however
he made Il very creditable display
until he became Mr.. Tweed's conf
dental secretary. Then he gave
full sway to his love for horses, and
like many of Tweed's proteges, be-
gan to cut a figure on the road.
The Boss had unbounded confidence
in him. He trusted him implicit
ly. ..
No man knew Tweed's private
business as well us Foster Dewey.
He even knew it better than Tweed
himself. The private payroll, part
nerships in contracts and street
openings, connections with the Re
publican end ofthe political machine
all were kept in his head, and
appeared at his fingers ends like a
flash when wanted He kept very
little memoranda.
On Tweed's downfall he is said to
have transferred valuable property
to Dewey, with the understanding
that it should be returned as the old
man could work himself free from
his difficulties. Members of Twced's
family assert that Dewey proved
recreant to his trust and retained
possession Of the property, despite
all the efforts of the Boss to regain
it. Certain it is that from the day
Tweed was arrested, Dewey was Il
gentleman of leisure. He was mi
married and his onlv. AN exact
uti-
was stqsk gamEe first isspsssi rotion
IN in 1887, and . c 's'' ''''lo"
.r. en- s.,. Jling and fast horses.
lis love of horses threw him into
the society Of Vanderbilt, who took
a violent fancy to him and was cred
tied with giving him many valuable
points in the stock market.
In one deal Dewey is said to
have made 81 100000, Since Van
derbilt's death he has not been so
fortunate. He was, however, carry
ing 25,0O0 shares of stock when he
died, which required the enormous
margin of S250,OO0. He sold them
at slight advance an hour before
his death. 1t was wonderful nerve
and Judgment, for he knew very well
that no one could tel what would
become Of the margin after his
death.
WHERE AND HOW DEWEY DIED.
Dewey died, with no relative at
his side, in his elegant apartments
on Fifth Avenue, week ago. He
had been suffering from sciatic rheu-
matism for some days. Ex-Alder-
man Joseph Monheimer appears to
have been about his only visitor in
his mortal lines.
Half an hour before he died he
wrote his will in four lines, leaving